An Uncommon Disease Presenting as a Common One Emergency Department Practice Challenges in COVID 19 Era
Al-Shamrani, A., Alsamman, A., Hasabalnabi, M. (2021). An Uncommon Disease Presenting as a Common One Emergency Department Practice Challenges in COVID 19 Era. EKB Journal Management System, 82(1), 142-144. doi: 10.21608/ejhm.2021.139761
Abdullah Al-Shamrani; Ahmed A. Alsamman; Mohammed A. Hasabalnabi. "An Uncommon Disease Presenting as a Common One Emergency Department Practice Challenges in COVID 19 Era". EKB Journal Management System, 82, 1, 2021, 142-144. doi: 10.21608/ejhm.2021.139761
Al-Shamrani, A., Alsamman, A., Hasabalnabi, M. (2021). 'An Uncommon Disease Presenting as a Common One Emergency Department Practice Challenges in COVID 19 Era', EKB Journal Management System, 82(1), pp. 142-144. doi: 10.21608/ejhm.2021.139761
Al-Shamrani, A., Alsamman, A., Hasabalnabi, M. An Uncommon Disease Presenting as a Common One Emergency Department Practice Challenges in COVID 19 Era. EKB Journal Management System, 2021; 82(1): 142-144. doi: 10.21608/ejhm.2021.139761

An Uncommon Disease Presenting as a Common One Emergency Department Practice Challenges in COVID 19 Era

The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine
Article 24, Volume 82, Issue 1, January 2021, Page 142-144  XML PDF (525.21 K)
Document Type: Original Article
DOI: 10.21608/ejhm.2021.139761
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Authors
Abdullah Al-Shamrani; Ahmed A. Alsamman email ; Mohammed A. Hasabalnabi
Prince Sultan Military Medical City (PSMMC)
Abstract
Background: doctors working in Emergency Department (ED) face the challenge of persistently applying practice guidelines and evidence-based medicine. In addition, physicians consider other factors such as bed vacancies, administrative rules and above all, medicolegal problems. In COVID 19 era, strict infection control precautions rose as another point of consideration that consume time and effort.
Objective: ED physicians must show flexibility when they follow guidelines, especially during the current pandemic. Results: the patient presenting with clinical picture suggestive of pneumonia was finally diagnosed with serious malignancy.
Keywords
Chest mass; Community acquired pneumonia (CAP); COVID 19; Emergency Department (ED)
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